About The Gallery

A WORLD-FAMOUS COLLECTION

The collection stretches from the early Renaissance into the 20th century and is displayed in the elegant setting of Somerset House, one of the city’s most dynamic cultural venues.

The Gallery is particularly renowned for its unrivalled collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including masterpieces by Monet, Van Gogh and Gauguin and the largest collection of Cézannes in the UK.

At the Heart of a Centre for Teaching and Research

Elegant Surroundings in the Heart of London

The Courtauld Gallery is located at Somerset House in the heart of London.

Somerset House is a spectacular 18th century building on the banks of the Thames. Once the home of the Royal Academy of Art, the galleries are an elegant and intimate space in which to enjoy the collection.

The Courtauld Gallery plays an important role in the capital’s cultural life and is part of London’s Museum Mile

A Collection of Collections

The collection of The Courtauld Gallery is the result of a series of gifts and bequests by some of the leading collectors of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Samuel Courtauld and Count Antoine Seilern.

This has created a collection of great depth and quality which retains some of the character of its private origins.